As the founder of Partytipz.com, I was very lucky to have been invited to Channel 4′s Great Day St. Louis to showcase our two delicious recipes for St. Patrick’s Day.  We featured the very healthy and green Luck of the Irish – Emerald Salad and delicious Dublin Deviled Eggs.

Below is a link to our segment, in case you want to see the recipes.  They are great for St. Patrick’s Day or anytime of the year. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO .

The crew on Great Day St. Louis, as always, made us feel at home and relaxed.  I was interviewed by Matt Chambers, one of the hosts on Great Day, and he had me laughing throughout my interview.  Many people have asked me before if Matt is as funny in person as he is on camera and the answer is YES!!!  Matt is one of the nicest people I have ever worked with.  And the segments I did with Carol have always been fun… if you’ve ever been on Great Day, you know that Carol has this incredible ability to make you feel relaxed.  Although I have never worked with Virginia and Kent, they also seem to be very nice and funny.

Big kudos goes out to Karen Hohlen, our Partytipz.com sous chef and assistant for the day.  Karen made sure everything was set-up properly and looked beautiful… she did a great job!

Thanks to Mary Tuttle’s for the plates, silverwear, topiary trees, and jute rug (we used for a placemat).  They also provided the beaded Mariposa tray for the cookies. The dragonfly napkin ring actually had wings which moved!

Colleen’s Cookies provided the St. Patrick’s Day themed cookies.  They didn’t make it on camera, but were winners nevertheless!

Petals Galore provided the adorable three leaf clover arrangement in a silver mint julep cup (in front of the topiary trees).  I have never seen a three leaf clover plant, so it was incredible to see the flowers they produced and how gorgeous it can be as a centerpiece on St. Patrick’s day.  I believe they are only about $3.50 a plant, so they are cost effective as well!

Last week I made this delicious Chocolate Deviled Bundt Cake.  I had to photograph it because, knowing my love for trying new recipes, I hardly ever make anything more than once.  The chocolate cake was filled with melted marshmallows, candied cherries, and walnuts.  It was topped with a chocolate glaze and fresh strawberries.  In the middle I put a container filled with whipped cream so when someone would slice into the cake, they could put a dollop of whipped cream on top.  The word DELICIOUS would not describe it…Okay, so chances are, I will probably have to make this cake again… and again!!!

No matter how popular or exciting an event, proper marketing is important in spreading the word.  Mary Tuttle’s e-blast not only generates excitement for a particular event, it also allows them to customize the frequency of their e-marketing campaigns without breaking the bank!

When we step into a project with elements already designed, we do an assessment of what is in place and what needs to be added… seamlessly and most effectively.  When Colleens Cookies hired us to do all her e-marketing, she already had a web site.  However, they needed it to be updated without having to start the project from scratch.

We noticed that the front page of their web site needed a little more pizazz and some necessary components, such as a “sign-up” form for their monthly Quicktipz.  We updated her front page with more images, links, and visual “eye candy”… or should we say “eye cookies”!!  The result is a front page to a web site that is more exciting and allows visitors to go directly to what they are looking for vs. clicking and digging away to try to find their favorite item!

Colleen, from Colleens Cookies was thrilled with the result… and when our customer is happy, we’re happy!

This place is as down-home country farm as you can get… in addition to few modern-day innovations.  Today, we were lucky to experience their “cider fest” which was incredibly well attended.  The cider mill was filled with hundreds of people drinking cider, eating cider donuts, and listening to good ol’ blue grass live music.  The adjoining pumpkin patch and corn maze  almost stole the spotlight from the cider mill… almost!  If you are ever in Kansas… this place is a MUST SEE!